The Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church expressed disagreement with the position of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow regarding the war in Ukraine and adopted the necessary decisions and amendments to the Charter of the UOC.

In addition, as stated in the resolution published on the website of the UOC on Friday, the participants of the Council proposed to establish a dialogue with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

\! " 20:13)... and expresses disagreement with the position of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia regarding the war in Ukraine,"

It clarifies that the Council adopted the appropriate additions and amendments to the Charter on the management of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, "

" The Council perceives the existence of a schism as a deep painful wound in the church body.

It is especially unfortunate that the recent actions of the Patriarch of Constantinople in Ukraine, which resulted in the formation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, only deepened misunderstandings and led to physical confrontation.. But even in such crisis circumstances, the Council does not lose hope for the resumption of dialogue,"

At the same time, it notes that in order for the dialogue to take place, the representatives of the OCU need to "

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The participants of the Council also appealed to the authorities of Ukraine and the Russian Federation with a request to continue the negotiation process and the search for "